Combatting desertification

As a United Nations conference on combatting desertification draws to a close, we ask what’s been achieved.

Cameroon marks its 50th National Unity Day, but the separatist conflict in the English-speaking regions casts a shadow over the events.

And our Resident Presidents discuss Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s idea that people should eat cassava if bread is too expensive.

(Picture: A desert region of Niger. Credit: Getty Images)